SAN JOSE, Calif./WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Thursday accused Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) of trying to buy its way to dominance in the metaverse, launching a high-profile lawsuit to try to stop parent Facebook from buying virtual reality app developer Within Inc. The FTC filed a lawsuit in July to end …
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This article was first published in Yahoo Finance Technology, a weekly newsletter highlighting our original industry content. Get it straight to your inbox every Wednesday before 4 p.m. ET. Subscribe Wednesday, December 7, 2022 Microsoft could face its first antitrust fight in years over ‘Call of Duty’ Microsoft has launched its opening salvo in what …
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An antitrust lawsuit has been filed against The Walt Disney Company in a case that targets the entertainment monolith’s dual role as content provider and distributor in business dealings. Disney operates Hulu, the nation’s second-largest over-the-air pay-TV provider, while controlling ESPN. The proposed class action accuses Disney of running the companies as a single entity, …
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Ticketmaster is coming under greater scrutiny from politicians after its chaotic presales of tickets for Taylor Swift’s tour. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said he is investigating whether Ticketmaster violated consumer rights and antitrust regulations. Skrmetti is the latest politician to draw attention to Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s stranglehold on the ticketing market. It comes …
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New York CNN Business — Senator Amy Klobuchar slammed Ticketmaster in an open letter to its CEO, saying she had “serious concerns” about the company’s operations following a Tuesday service outage that left Taylor Swift fans furious. In the letter to CEO Michael Rapino, the Minnesota Democrat and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on …
